Corbett ends plan for British firm to run Pennsylvania Lottery

After several extensions, the Corbett administration is dropping its proposal to have the Pennsylvania Lottery managed by a British firm.

Gov. Tom Corbett confirmed in a news release that the proposal with Camelot Global Services, which runs the British Lottery, would not be extended again. Since it was first announced in 2012, the lottery deal had been extended several times. It was also declared illegal by Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane in February 2013.

"We have decided not to extend Camelot’s bid for the Lottery Private Management Agreement first reached over a year ago," Gov. Tom Corbett said in a prepared statement on the governor's website. "As we move forward, we will take what we’ve learned to make our successful lottery even better — expanding the player and retailer base, improving player loyalty, and implementing strategies that will grow our lottery, responsibly and efficiently."

The contract proposal was first reached in November 2012 and then extended. The most recent extension was in September 2013. The deal would have been worth up to $34.6 billion in the proposed 20-year contract, the Corbett administration said.